Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Five ways managers sabotage the hiring process 

Nearly every hiring manager has a blind spot that, if left unidentified, can lead to them missing out on high-quality employees or hiring people that are not a good fit with their company’s goals. 

Challenges faced by disc golf industry mirror those of businesses everywhere 

To understand the state of American business, look no further than disc golf, a...

Downtown’s Blues Café wants to be a hub for live music 

In the heart of downtown Baton Rouge, the new Blues Café will combine jazz and blues music, Southern cuisine and specialty brunch cocktails when it opens later this spring.

Small businesses face tax headaches on top of pandemic woes 

Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their plate: taxes.

Social Coffee opens permanent location downtown 

What should stand out in a coffee drink? The coffee, believes Dillon Farrell, whose mobile concept Social Coffee opened a long-awaited permanent location in downtown Baton Rouge last week.

Majority of US small businesses have had to increase prices 

About three-quarters (73%) of small business owners have increased their average selling prices due...
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Majority of business owners say high gas prices are having an adverse impact

Rising fuel prices are taking a toll on small businesses, prompting owners of everything...

Elite Training Academy opening new facility on Burbank and Lee

Elite Training Academy, a high school and collegiate athletic training organization based in Baton Rouge, is planning to open a facility on Burbank and Lee Drives in early 2023.

Baton Rouge needs a more inclusive economy to spur job growth

While the Baton Rouge area has experienced job growth in recent years, much of it was tied to industrial construction, thanks in large part to the boost low natural gas prices gave the region’s petrochemical sector. 

Rescued Revisions antique shop moves into in larger Denham Springs location

Barely into his 20s, Rivers Dupree is already expanding his antique store, Rescued Revisions, into a new, larger Denham Springs location. And he’s not done yet.